The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (nicknamed "Jug") was one of the top US Army Air Forces fighter planes of WWII. It is counted among the warplanes produced in the highest numbers, and it saw excellent ...

Cottrell ended the war with sixty-five combat missions under his belt in his trusty P-47. As The National Interest has recently reported, World War II fighter pilots (not to mention WWII veterans in ...

The P‑47 Thunderbolt was one of the largest and most heavily armed fighter aircraft of WWII. Built around the powerful Pratt & Whitney R‑2800 engine, it combined speed, durability, and firepower.

Many of the most successful fighter pilots gained fame not only for their aerial tactics, but for their ability to pass their knowledge on to others. Ironically, some of those who handed down their ...

A member of the P-47 Foundation talks about efforts to bring a historic plane back to EVV. Rick Kaskel, President of the Evansville P-47 Foundation, talks to Evansville Rotarians about efforts taken ...

HENDERSONVILLE - Fifteen aviation students from Arden’s Christ School and their instructors listened intently as Hendersonville resident and World War II P-47 Pilot Ed Cottrell described his harrowing ...

The second world war played a huge part in the industrial revolution within the United States as the country fully mobilized its industrial resources to out-produce its enemies. These machines of war ...

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. | Sitting in a wheelchair with airplanes on his shirt and a U.S. Army Air Corp hat on his head, 92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 ...

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Battle across the European and Pacific fronts during World War II and take control of the United States Army Air Forces’ P-47 Thunderbolt. Fight to destroy Japan’s super-heavy prototype bomber, FUGAKU ...